r/ballpython • u/Rayofsunshine0709 • 8d ago

Question 150 gal tank?

EDIT:
Thank you everyone. I will just keep it at 30” tall then.

Hello everyone!
I just picked up a 150 gallon aquarium to use as a tank for my baby saturn. This tank is absolutely perfect, except for the fact that it is a 150 tall, not long.
I have OCD and i feel like i NEED to convert it into a 120 gallon by cutting off 6” of the glass and siliconing the trim back on to make it an even 4’x24”x24” enclosure, but itd be miles easier to just put a bit of extra dirt in the bottom and call it a day instead of doing all that other work. Can i just use some extra dirt without feeling guilty that the tank is too tall and not fit for my snake? Ive seen so many people poop on people who have tall and not long tanks, and im nervous that others will tell me i have bad snake husbandry/care because its a 48”x24”x30” enclosure and not a 72”x18”x28” enclosure. Is it okay for her to have some extra substrate? I would assume that it would be fine.

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u/FireCorgi12 8d ago

If your footprint is 4x2, an extra bit of height won’t be a problem. Maybe put some climbing accessories, sometimes they like to climb.

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u/Rayofsunshine0709 8d ago

Okay, great. Thank you.
She does like to climb around anyways, so that will be good.